Word: rare
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Presents which accompanied Premier Mussolini as he entrained for Rome-and II Duce was the last person to climb aboard, after which Der Führer on the platform talked to him animatedly through an open window until the car moved off- included three crates of "rare geese" presented by the Berlin Zoo, while the City of Hanover gave Equestrian Mussolini a silver statuette of a charger, the flesh and blood original to be sent to him in Rome. On II Duce's arrival, screaming men and women raced forward waving flags and handkerchiefs with cries to their Dictator...
...until 4:30 p. m. to stay on the mountain tallying birds, while his wife stays at the foot of the mountain directing visitors, mostly neighbors. Majority of birds that fly over are ordinary broad-winged hawks, sharp-shinned hawks, eastern red-tailed hawks. Among thousands, however, are the rare golden eagles, turkey vultures, bald eagles, an occasional gyrfalcon flying down from Greenland...
Robie and Bradley made no miskiekn, rare feat in any game, and covered half the field in taking the starch out of the Bruin forwards. Not until the closing minutes of the game did the visitors capitalize on Harvard's halfback weakness with a gang attack which alone could succeed in beating the Crimson's final defenses...
...city read about the impressive display with thrills of patriotic pride. New York merchants and hostel keepers warm to an inflow of money. Seven million New York civilians, now living in a state of joyous excitement, will be glad when the invaders go, for military shows are still so rare in this country as to be terrifying...
...Harry Elkins Widener Room located between the first and second floors, regularly has on exhibit various rare books from the private Widener collection, including first folios of Shakspere and other items...